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obama never forgets his personal loyalties. he attend ed the 2010 opening day for the washington nationals and donned a white sox cap to throw out the first pitch, more lob than fastball. >> even though the team he is honoring isn't from chicago, even if he beat chicago, president is not shy about mentioning that he wasn't on rooting for the team that won; that he was rooting for his hometown teams. >> at today's celebration of the miami dolphins, the president had to make a painful acknowledgment about his beloved "chicago" bears. >> i hosted the bears in the south lawn. they missed their chance to have a visit and i called them the greatest team ever but i mean, take it with a grain of salt. [laughter] >> of course american presidents have a long tradition of paying attention to sports. news hour political editor christina belatoni. >> george bush was part owner in the texas rangers franchise and he would be seen going to the game and talk about the game. it goes back further than that. her better hoover had a medicine ball t
obama never forgets his personal loyalties. he attend ed the 2010 opening day for the washington nationals and donned a white sox cap to throw out the first pitch, more lob than fastball. >> even though the team he is honoring isn't from chicago, even if he beat chicago, president is not shy about mentioning that he wasn't on rooting for the team that won; that he was rooting for his hometown teams. >> at today's celebration of the miami dolphins, the president had to make a painful...
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obama is a guy who likes to compete with other men. and they seem a psychodrama as putin got into a psychodrama with bush before them. a lot of the personal and a lot of petty, when you hear the backroom stories of mano a mano. >> my dog is bigger than your dog. >> we're being run by 14-year-olds. >> in the women take over but there was a competition whose dog was bigger and pint had a bigger dog than barney. so there's that element. but the bigger problem is that we have gotten russia into a spot where they're benefitting from this. pint benefits from this. he's in dicey political straits. he gets to take the u.s. on, both on snowedden and gay issues, really popular for him back home. i think there was probably a more supple way not to put him in this confrontational mode where he would benefit from dissing us. >> woodruff: and you think that's what happened? >> and i don't think we've been supple enough about that. >> i think this was a pretty calculated snub. yes, it's a dark relationship, but we do not want to break it. somen some
obama is a guy who likes to compete with other men. and they seem a psychodrama as putin got into a psychodrama with bush before them. a lot of the personal and a lot of petty, when you hear the backroom stories of mano a mano. >> my dog is bigger than your dog. >> we're being run by 14-year-olds. >> in the women take over but there was a competition whose dog was bigger and pint had a bigger dog than barney. so there's that element. but the bigger problem is that we have...
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. >> ifill: tonight, an exclusive interview with president obama at the white house. >> woodruff: we discuss the potential for military action in syria. >> we do have to make sure is that when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that they are held accountable. >> ifill: and we get his take on race relations in america, following his speech at the lincoln memorial today, 50 years after the march on washington. >> no one can match king's brilliance but the same flame can light the heart of all who are willing to take a first step towards justice. i know that flame remains. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pb
. >> ifill: tonight, an exclusive interview with president obama at the white house. >> woodruff: we discuss the potential for military action in syria. >> we do have to make sure is that when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that they are held accountable. >> ifill: and we get his take on race relations in america, following his speech at the lincoln memorial today, 50 years after the march on washington....
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this is the image of the then candidate barack obama and michelle obama doing a fist bump. why was that so terrible. >> the editor explained this was not a parody, this is not a satire of obama, it was, and it was not intended to show him and ichelle as terrorists, it was a satire of right wing having thought of them as terrorists. different people read it in different ways and the great cartoon spiegelman did a kissing a caribbean woman. when tina brown was in the new york she put an explanation in the very issue it aared but it still caused cancellations and out raged. >> in the book you seem to be intrigued by the imagery behind the cartoon as you are by the message. how important is the art of it all? >> well, i think it's critical. we go back to the old testament, no grave an image the fames cartoons of mohamed that caused hundreds of thousands in the world against it. we saw images in death. the images ironically in the case of the danish cartoons most of the people who demonstrated never saw the cartoons. it was the idea of the imagery that was up setting. it was lik
this is the image of the then candidate barack obama and michelle obama doing a fist bump. why was that so terrible. >> the editor explained this was not a parody, this is not a satire of obama, it was, and it was not intended to show him and ichelle as terrorists, it was a satire of right wing having thought of them as terrorists. different people read it in different ways and the great cartoon spiegelman did a kissing a caribbean woman. when tina brown was in the new york she put an...
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and the newshour tonight as the obama administration gathers international support for military action, it says the goal of any response will not be regime change. margaret warner has the latest on options for action in syria. then we return to the march on washington 50 years on. tonight reflections from the last living speaker, georgia congressman john liu business. >> it was all inclusive it was black and white, latino, asia asian-american and native american. >> they came from idaho, wyoming, and they were there. carrying their signs. >> and we conclude our series on governing in a time of gridlock with a look at how the entertainment world sees the nation's capital. >> the question we ask is if someone is actually getting something done, do the ends justify the means? it is an interesting question to ask when washington is paralyzed by gridlock. >> that is all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by... moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf the engine that connects us. >> and the hewlett foundation working to solve social and environ
and the newshour tonight as the obama administration gathers international support for military action, it says the goal of any response will not be regime change. margaret warner has the latest on options for action in syria. then we return to the march on washington 50 years on. tonight reflections from the last living speaker, georgia congressman john liu business. >> it was all inclusive it was black and white, latino, asia asian-american and native american. >> they came from...
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obama still plans to attend the g-20 gathering in st. petersburg, next month, but has added a side visit to sweden instead. and secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will meet with their russian counterparts in washington on friday. >> brown: was the president right to cancel the meeting? and where does this leave u.s.- russian relations? stephen sestanovich teaches international diplomacy at columbia university. he served in the state department during the reagan and clinton administrations. dimitri simes is president of the center for the national interest. he just returned from a trip to russia where he met with senior russian officials. welcome to both of you. stephen sestanovich was it the snowden asylum in the end that led to this and do you think it was the right move. >> i think it was a key factor in the decision but it wasn't the most important issue. what it did was force the administration to take careful stock of where the relationship stood. what's going on they had to ask, and is this meeting goin
obama still plans to attend the g-20 gathering in st. petersburg, next month, but has added a side visit to sweden instead. and secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will meet with their russian counterparts in washington on friday. >> brown: was the president right to cancel the meeting? and where does this leave u.s.- russian relations? stephen sestanovich teaches international diplomacy at columbia university. he served in the state department during the...
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president obama paid a rare call on congress today. he talked up his economic ideas to fellow democrats and tried to lm concerns about his health care law. >> hello, everybody! >> holman: the president arrived first on the house side of the capitol, and later after a closed-door session that lasted nearly an hour, he said his message was simple. >> jobs, middle class, growth. >> holman: house minority leader nancy pelosi said her members were enthusiastic. >> it was a really masterful presentation that he made on the subject of jobs in the future. and today, we had the chance to go back and forth on some of the issues that, so he could hear some of our priorities, and we his. >> holman: other democrats said those issues included the public's confusion over the new health care law and fears the prospects for immigration reform legislation may be dimming. later, mr. obama crossed the capitol, for a similar meeting with senate democrats. maine independent angus king-- who caucuses with the democrats- - said on health care, the president u
president obama paid a rare call on congress today. he talked up his economic ideas to fellow democrats and tried to lm concerns about his health care law. >> hello, everybody! >> holman: the president arrived first on the house side of the capitol, and later after a closed-door session that lasted nearly an hour, he said his message was simple. >> jobs, middle class, growth. >> holman: house minority leader nancy pelosi said her members were enthusiastic. >> it...
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. >>> the obamas have a new addition, meet sunny obama, their newest family member who just arrived at the white house. megan alexander reports on the first family's sunny day. >> the first family's new dog, sunny, clearly loving her white house digs, comes from a small town in michigan. the 14-month-old portuguese water dog is believed to have come fr a breeder 60 miles from detroit, taking the placement of puppies very seriously, saying we match the puppy to the right family. enter the first family. michelle obama welcomed sunny, named for her cheerful disposition, with a tweet. president obama chimed in, welcome to the family, sunny. the obamas chose another allergy friendly portuguese water dog like bo because of 15- year-old malea's allergies. >> they are fun dogs. and easy to train. >> we caught up with a dog trainer in new york. >> what type of training would you recommend for sunny? >> to remember that even sunny is a year old, doesn't mean they need help to adjust. you need to make sure you're teaching your dog to greet people politely, to sit, the breed tends to be jumpy. >>
. >>> the obamas have a new addition, meet sunny obama, their newest family member who just arrived at the white house. megan alexander reports on the first family's sunny day. >> the first family's new dog, sunny, clearly loving her white house digs, comes from a small town in michigan. the 14-month-old portuguese water dog is believed to have come fr a breeder 60 miles from detroit, taking the placement of puppies very seriously, saying we match the puppy to the right family....
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-president obama said let's go to an asteroid. what i didn't know until i did my research, my reporting on this is that to go to an asteroid would take about a year. even a near earth asian asteroid.l where are you think where are they. they orbit around the sun, theyhey're don't come close to to the earth. mary moving in different speed. it would take a long time.ave the nasa doesn't have the money to do that. it's a very daunting challenge so they've come up with this fall back plan which is to bring the allege asteroid back to orbitound the around the moon. that even possible? >> yes, it's pos what'swill it actually happen, that's a good question. that's what we looked at. a lot of scientists say we don't have a good target.get. if you look at the near earth asteroids the ones you might potentially go grab. grab. >> that are out there or the sun. orbiting earth does but they move at all the sun different speeds. o so it can't be spinning too rapidly, it can't be tumbling, it can't be just like a loosene bag of rocks. it can't b
-president obama said let's go to an asteroid. what i didn't know until i did my research, my reporting on this is that to go to an asteroid would take about a year. even a near earth asian asteroid.l where are you think where are they. they orbit around the sun, theyhey're don't come close to to the earth. mary moving in different speed. it would take a long time.ave the nasa doesn't have the money to do that. it's a very daunting challenge so they've come up with this fall back plan which is...
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the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask forthe pbs ne. i'm paul anthony along with patty kim. this brief break has a very specific purpose-- to ask you to take action and support outstanding journalism and this public television station. you can do it all with one call to make a donation that reflects what the pbs newshour means to you. would you pay a quarter to watch this program tonight? if you multiply that donation for the wle year, that's a $65 pledge. or how about $1 to watch tonight's broadcast? that's a $250 donation for an entire year of serious journalism. it only takes a couple of minutes to make that call, so don't delay. when you donate on behalf of the pbs newshour, we have some additional
the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask forthe pbs ne. i'm paul anthony along with patty kim....
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the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask for your support to help keep programs like ours on the air. thank you. >> ifill: for those stations not taking a pledge break, we take a second look at a revolution of sorts in american cities. judy woodruff has that. >> woodruff: cities are increasingly the places people want to live. two-thirds of americans today reside in metropolitan areas which in turn account for three- fourths of the nation's economy. but government has traditionally operated with the model of washington, the federal government on top. the states next and cities having whatever is left over at the bottom. now, however, as urban areas are washington is viewed as stuck in partisan gridlock and
the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask for your support to help keep programs like ours on...
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obama also sounded notes of caution about the u.s. taking immediate military action against the syrian regime. >> if the u.s. goes in and attacks another country without a u.n. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it, do we have the coalition to make it work, and, you know, those are considerations that we have to take into account. >> warner: u.n. inspectors were already on the ground in syria when wednesday's rocket attack occurred, investigating allegations of previous chemical attacks by syrian president bashar al-assad. today syria's key ally, russia, joined an international chorus calling for assad to grant those u.n. inspectors access to wednesday's site. in south korea, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon called for a thorough, impartial and prompt investigation and said that those determined responsible would be held accountable. >> any use of chemical weapons anywhere by anybody under any circumstances would violate international law.
obama also sounded notes of caution about the u.s. taking immediate military action against the syrian regime. >> if the u.s. goes in and attacks another country without a u.n. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it, do we have the coalition to make it work, and, you know, those are considerations that we have to take into account. >> warner: u.n. inspectors were already on the ground in...
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president obama himself spoke by phone with house speaker john boehner. in a letter, boehner had urged him to explain the rationale for any attack on syria. separately, nearly 120 other house members-- 98 republicans and 18 democrats-- wrote to the president, demanding that he seek congressional authorization before any military strike. meanwhile, in london, british prime minister david cameron faced a rising chorus of opposition in parliament to attacking syria. he sought to play down fears of a wider war. >> to me the biggest danger of escalation is if the world community, not just britain but america, and others, stand back and do nothing because i think assad will draw very clear conclusions from that. >> brown: france endorsed that sentiment, and the defense minister signaled his nation's military is poised to act. >> ( translated ): the armed forces are in a position to respond to the requests and the decisions of the president once he reaches that point. >> brown: the french and british leaders had already spoken by phone with president obama. toda
president obama himself spoke by phone with house speaker john boehner. in a letter, boehner had urged him to explain the rationale for any attack on syria. separately, nearly 120 other house members-- 98 republicans and 18 democrats-- wrote to the president, demanding that he seek congressional authorization before any military strike. meanwhile, in london, british prime minister david cameron faced a rising chorus of opposition in parliament to attacking syria. he sought to play down fears of...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama announced sweeping changes which could make college more affordable and accountable. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, at the core of the president's plan-- a rating system to see which colleges teach well while holding down costs. we get the details and ask if it is the right way to go. >> woodruff: then, u.s. intelligence weighs evidence of a possible poison gas attack that may have killed hundreds outside damascus. margaret warner looks at outrage around the world. >> suarez: a fresh series of secret tapes reveals former president nixon's attempts to control the watergate scandal. we hear excerpts and discuss what they tell us. >> woodruff: and we look at the personalities driving the politics and gridlock in washington with two authors and veteran political journalists: robert draper and mark leibovich. >> you do wonder, when people are in office, when people are in power, who are they really working for? are they in it to serve the public good, or ar
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama announced sweeping changes which could make college more affordable and accountable. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, at the core of the president's plan-- a rating system to see which colleges teach well while holding down costs. we get the details and ask if it is the right way to go. >> woodruff: then, u.s. intelligence weighs...
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president obama has chosen a new leader for the internal revenue service. the nominee-- announced today-- is john koskinen, a retired corporate and government official who's managed a number of organizations in crisis. the i.r.s. has been under fire for singling out tea party groups and others for extra scrutiny when they seek tax- exempt status. on wall street, upbeat reports on manufacturing in china and the u.s. drove stocks to new highs. the s&p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time. the dow jones industrial average gained 128 points to close at 15,628. the nasdaq rose 49 points to close at 3,675. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we pick up on the continuing fallout from the revelations of former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden. last night we debated the role of the foreign surveillance intelligence court which approves the government's requests to gather intelligence information on americans. tonight, we have a conversation with three former n.s.a. officials: a former inspector general and two n.s.a. ve
president obama has chosen a new leader for the internal revenue service. the nominee-- announced today-- is john koskinen, a retired corporate and government official who's managed a number of organizations in crisis. the i.r.s. has been under fire for singling out tea party groups and others for extra scrutiny when they seek tax- exempt status. on wall street, upbeat reports on manufacturing in china and the u.s. drove stocks to new highs. the s&p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time....
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captioning sponsored by >> ifill: the obama administration declared today the syrian government did use poison gas on its citizens and the u.s. will hold the assad regime accountable. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, after facing sniper fire, u.n. inspectors arrived at the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria.. we have the latest on the investigation, and look at options on the table for a u.s. response. >> ifill: a massive wildfire near yosemite national park has engulfed more than 200 square miles, threatening key sources of water and power for the city of san francisco. jeffrey brown gets the latest on the dangerous blaze. >> woodruff: we continue our march on washington conversation series, as a father and son reflect on what that event has young people were found with courage and some often radical symptoms, i wouldn't have the >> ifill: and we close with the story of army staff sergeant ty michael carter, who received the nation's highest military honor today for his bravery druing the war on afghanistan. th
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the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask for >> brown: finally tonight, the latest thing in child-raising and technology: so-called "baby apps." software products that light up mobile device screens to keep young children occupied. some companies promote them as educational. but that's met some resistance, including from an advocacy group called the "campaign for a commercial-free childhood". it filed a complaint yesterday, asking the federal trade commission to step in. to tell us about the phenomenon and the debate, we turn to dr. michael rich, director of the center on media and child health at boston children's hospital and an associate professor of pediatrics at harvard medical school. welcome to you.
the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask for >> brown: finally tonight, the latest thing...
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it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. i trust the president. i like the president. i think he's doing the right thing. we cannot arb low thugs like assad to gas his own people. it's war crimes, and we can talk about it till we turn blue, but it's time to do something about it it. and if america has the gumption to do it, well, i think that speaks legending about our country and what we stand for. >> brown: mac thornberry, do you dispute the president has the legal authority to act now? >> i think it depends on how he intends to act. but, actually, i think t
it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz...
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obama killed that back to the moon program saying we've been there, we've done that. this is a big debate. should we go back to the moon or not. where people want to go is mars. an argument could be made to go but in the meantime we still have this big rocket and this space capsule. the mission where you capture this rock and orbit it, capture it and do an eba, a space walk with a couple of astronauts and bring samples back. a lot of moving parts though. we call it mission improbable to gamble this is really going to happen based on nasa's timetable. >> it's all caught up on this question of what is nasa's mission now going forward.->> yes. what is nasa trying to do. what's the point of this is. this is an agency that's done incredible things. and some day maybe nasa will lead an international effort to put people on mars. that's the goal that everyone wants to do. short of that maybe get people to orbit around mars. shore of that maybe somebody can go to a near earth asteroid. this is one step behind that. this is exg acompellingexamining a rock. >> is it more than t
obama killed that back to the moon program saying we've been there, we've done that. this is a big debate. should we go back to the moon or not. where people want to go is mars. an argument could be made to go but in the meantime we still have this big rocket and this space capsule. the mission where you capture this rock and orbit it, capture it and do an eba, a space walk with a couple of astronauts and bring samples back. a lot of moving parts though. we call it mission improbable to gamble...
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but, instead of raising help, the administration of president obama raised questions. and now because we alienate ited many egyptians over the years, many say we did not criticize mubarak when we should have and they are correct, we did not criticize the military when between should have and they are correct, now we alienated everybody and the only power in egypt is the military and we are trying desperately not to really alienate them completely. >> how much does egypt rely on this international aid? why is it essential? >> well, i think as was noted in your report, first the aid from the united states, about 1.5 billion goes to the egyptian military, about 80 percent of that 1.5 billion takes care of the the egyptian military arms services so it's important for the egyptian military readiness and then of course the aid that the saudis have been given obviously helps the egyptians meet their current needs including their sub sky program and etc. joust to come back to the question that animated all of this, gwen, how much leverage does any of this aid buy anybody, i th
but, instead of raising help, the administration of president obama raised questions. and now because we alienate ited many egyptians over the years, many say we did not criticize mubarak when we should have and they are correct, we did not criticize the military when between should have and they are correct, now we alienated everybody and the only power in egypt is the military and we are trying desperately not to really alienate them completely. >> how much does egypt rely on this...
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president obama has renewed his push for mortgage reform. in phoenix today, the president called for phasing out fannie mae and freddie mac, the government-backed mortgage giants. he said taxpayers should not have to suffer when lenders make poor decisions. >> we've got to encourage the pursuit of profit but' era of expecting a bailout after you pursue your profit and you don't manage your risk well, well, that puts the whole country at risk. we're ending those days. we're not going to do that anymore. ( applause ) >> reporter: the president said he wants the private sector to assume most of the risk while continuing to offer the popular 30-year mortgage. wall street gave up ground today over warnings of weaker profits. the dow jones industrial average lost 94 points to close at 15,518. the nasdaq fell 27 points to close at 3,665. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: people in newsrooms and at water coolers across the country were abuzz today with word that the flagship paper in the nation's capital is abou
president obama has renewed his push for mortgage reform. in phoenix today, the president called for phasing out fannie mae and freddie mac, the government-backed mortgage giants. he said taxpayers should not have to suffer when lenders make poor decisions. >> we've got to encourage the pursuit of profit but' era of expecting a bailout after you pursue your profit and you don't manage your risk well, well, that puts the whole country at risk. we're ending those days. we're not going to do...